johno1234: Forest & Bird, or someone similar were setup in the foyer at the Meadowbank Woolworths the other day. It's like running a gauntlet. Sadly many of the charity and conservation groups are politically partisan these days - a reason I walk past them.
If you try to give those a donation they will refuse. Those companies are all about the comission on a regular direct debit donation. The workers get an hourly rate plus some kind of bonus. I'm not entirely opposed to that but it feels overused.
I understand why charities do it. It is very tempting for them and the money flows like magic.
When I see actual volunteers collecting on the street like womens refuge or actually promoting conservation information I donate every time.
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